When to plant french marigold in Brady Creek
- Sow in trays: early Oct to late JanBrady Creek area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: early Nov to early MarBrady Creek area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: early Nov to early MarBrady Creek area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: mid Nov to early MarBrady Creek area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Brady Creek. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
The classic companion flower for the veggie patch. Bright, compact and easy, it flowers all summer and draws in hoverflies, whose larvae eat aphids. Tuck it beside tomatoes, capsicum and zucchini, and along bed edges.